I had written this sometime after Punishment, but I didn't want to put it up right away. Nothing in life right now is entirely messed up, but you know how it goes...
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Mia was sitting at her window at the castle. She was staring out at the countryside. She watched the sunlight dance across her skin and smiled to herself. She found it strange that she was still amused by the fact that sunlight made a vampire's skin sparkle.
"It's nice, isn't it?"
There was a knock at the door. "Come in," Mia said absently. She heard the door open, and she heard someone step into the room. When she heard no footsteps on the stone, she looked back and looked up. Mia let a small, uneasy sigh pass through her lips.
"Hello," the one who had entered the room said in a quiet voice. She bit her lip.
"The one that you aren't careful, dammit."
"H-Hello Aro," she stammered quietly.
"Well, now he has you between the window and himself..."
Aro smiled lightly. "I've locked the door so that we wouldn't have any... unnecessary distractions."
"Also because he doesn't want you to get away as easily..."
She smiled up at him. "Well, we're both here now, so..." She trailed off absently. He moved his hand towards her, but she moved away from him.
"Amelia..." He growled quietly. That was her true first name. Amelia 'Mia' Remis. She felt like a child being scolded by its mother.
"Yes Aro?" Mia asked, trying to sound as innocent has she could. He growled.
"Please don't do this..." Aro warned.
She smiled up at him again. "Do what?"
He pinched the bridge of his nose and snarled quietly. "I want to know why you've been avoiding me. You can either tell me now, or I'll find out for myself." Aro stated in a serious tone. She started down at the floor silently. She felt his eyes watching her. It unnerved her greatly.
"He'll tell you that you were foolish for lying."
After a few more moments, Mia held out her hand reluctantly. Aro took it and closed his eyes. He remained silent for several minutes, though to her, it seemed like it was hours.
'What is he thinking? And what memories is he looking at?'
She watched him intently, although his expression was emotionless.
'Do something, do anything.'
She bit her lip, actually drawing a small amount of blood from it this time.
'Say something.'
Aro let go of her hand and looked away from her.
"Heh, what do you know? He's ashamed of you."
"Mia," he mumbled.
"Yes?" Mia's voice broke, but she didn't care; she knew that he would've noticed it however. Aro looked up at her, smiled broadly, and hugged her.
'Uh.... What?'
She had to admit, it felt nice to feel his touch again, the feel of his hair resting gently against her skin... but why had he hugged her? "Whatever led you to believe that I would think this is ridiculous, or think of this as being foolish?" he chuckled quietly and added, "I'm hardly ashamed of you, Mia." She smiled widely and began to him back. "To be frank, I'm disappointed," he growled, returning to the serious tone he had before. She froze immediately. He was 'disappointed'? How? In the way she had acted? She couldn't have stopped herself... He continued. "I'm disappointed that you thought that I would've acted that way. I'm also disappointed that you went through this alone." He let go of her and sighed. "I am not going to deny that I still love Sulpicia. However, I know that she is gone. Nothing will change that. But, I also love you, Mia. And nothing is ever going to change that." She smiled widely and hugged him tightly. He smirked and hugged her back. "I will always love you. No matter how many more years go by."
"I'm sorry I hid this from you."
"There's no need to be sorry. I understand why you did it now." She buried her face in his hair. He smiled contently.
"I love you." She mumbled softly. He growled quietly and pulled her closer.
"I love you too, Mia."
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Aw, cuddles. XP Don't even dare to think that this chapter is the end of this though...
Edit: I added a few a couple of things, changed some typos, blah blah. 08/24/09
Edit: Changed a few things again. 10/31/09